Previews & Recaps

Day 3 Women’s Water Polo: USA, Greece, Italy and Hungary Lead Groups

2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships – Water Polo July 16th-29th, 2017 Alfred Hajos National Swimming Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Draws Teams/Qualifying…

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2017 Worlds Previews: Murphy vs. Jiayu Showdown in M. 100 Back

Murphy set the World Record at 51.85 on the 4×100 medley relay leadoff at the Rio Olympics, but Jiayu nearly took it down with a 51.86 at 2017 Chinese Nationals.

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Russia Claims 5th Synchro Gold In Duet Free Final

Russia won yet another synchro gold on day 7 in Budapest.

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Xie Siyi Gives China Their 6th Diving Gold In Men’s 3m Springboard

China’s Xie Siyi won their 6th diving gold of the 2017 World Championships.

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2017 Worlds Previews: Dogfight for Podium Spots in M. 200 Free

Several men have lined up to try and join China’s Sun Yang in the sub-1:45 club, but the Chinese Olympic champ is the only man in this field to have broken that barrier since 2012.

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Cottrell Wins 200 Breast To Open Columbus Sectionals

Andrea Cottrell won the 200 breast to open the 2017 Columbus Sectionals.

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French Win Third Open Water Gold In Mixed 5k

The French won their 5th open water medal in as many events with a gold in the mixed 5k on Thursday.

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Men’s Water Polo Day 2: Serbia, Montenegro, Japan and Greece Win Big

Serbia, Montenegro, Japan and Greece all had big wins on Day Two of the men’s water polo group play in Budapest.

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Sun Yang Adds Improved Start To His Talent Arsenal For Budapest

Freestyle ace Sun Yang of China has tweaked his start technique and is feeling confident heading into Budapest.

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2017 Worlds Preview: Peaty, Then Parity, in the Men’s 50 Breaststroke

There shouldn’t be much anticipation about who we’ll choose to win the 50 breaststroke in Budapest.

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Malaysia’s Cheong Upsets Chinese In Women’s 10m Platform On Day 6

Malaysia’s Cheong Jun Hoong won an upset gold medal in the women’s 10m Platform on day 6 in Budapest.

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Kolesnichenko Wins 3rd Synchro Gold Of Championship In Solo Free Final

Russian Svetlana Kolesnichenko won her third gold of the competition on day 6.

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The Most Wide Open Events At The 2017 FINA World Championships

Check out a breakdown of some of the more ‘open’ races at the 2017 World Championships.

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Olympic Champion Adam Peaty Poised To Attack World Titles

“I won’t be in Budapest to defend my titles, I’ll be there to attack them,” says British breaststroking ace Adam Peaty.

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Recovering From Mono, Olympic Champion Van Rouwendaal Denied 5k Medal

‘Great race. Bad finish,’ was how Olympic gold medalist Sharon van Rouwendaal summed up her 5k swim today in Lake Balaton.

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